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Does anyone know if they are going to repeat it. I was at a PTA meeting and missed it!!!! Boo Hoo

What a great start!!! Just think your one step closer to be healthy.. My pre-op is rocky I dont know why but I gotta do something my band date is coming soon!!!

I have a strange question. I dont know if anyone else has post this but here it goes. I have always heard that when you go to Mexico don't drink the water. Believe me I plan on drinking the bottle water but.... Since I will have small incisions and I will be taking a shower...Should I be concerned about the water going into the incisions and causing an infection???? Kim-

My husband and sister in law only know. Not even my children know. I know they would say your big boned or watch your carbs.. Why do I feel so ashamed to tell them? I think my children are to young 11, 8, & 2 to understand anyway. Kim-

Hello Lindsey, welcome I will be seeing on the 3rd also. I cant sleep either these days! -Kim

Congratulations on a job well done.... Keep up the great work..

Wow I loved this post...I am so glad I found this. I feel I am more prepared now for my surgery and what to expect afterwards. Thanks!!!

Hello everyone, pre-op diet is slowly working. Started going to the gym for alittle excersize to help move it along. I came home and was starving! I tried no to eat everything in site but it was hard. My two year old eats half of everything and guess where the other half goes! Ok I'll try harder next time. Anyone having surgery around the 3rd?

Hello October banders! I'll be arriving the 2nd for surgery on the 3rd by Dr Ortiz. Can't wait!! Anyone else going that time?

I am so afraid they will say I am not heavy enough and just brush me away. Thats what happen in NY where I live. They thought I was already a patient and looked at me odd when I was there for a consult.

Hello, My name is Kim and I am 37 years old. I am the mother of three and I have struggled with weight all my life. No I wasnt the heaviest in my class but if I didnt watch every bite I had I would be tremendous. I struggled in school trying to keep a healthy 130lbs. I did all the diets. As I got older the same things I did ( starving myself etc.), didnt work. The pounds came on rapidly. I wanted to live a happier life without the focus on food so I just watched what I ate. 30lbs pounds came on quickly. A child later another 30lbs. Worked so hard to get some off after child birth only to gain another 30lbs. I used every diet you can think of. Yes really I did. To most of you you probably think what is the problem shes not as big as I was. It still hurts when you are overweight by 50lbs - 60lbs too. At mt heaviest I was 192lbs. I am 5'4. I jumped into the gym full force again, thinking I can do this on my own. Hooray I lost 25 lbs on my own. I skipped the gym for one week and bam 10lbs came on just like that. NO I didnt indulge on everything near me just didnt work out. I went back to the gym but I have struggled to get any more weight off. I took thyroid test, hormone test, you name it. I am so tired of waking up every morning thinking about my weight. I now weight 175 lbs and really would like to lose 50lbs. My knees hurt my back hurts my shoulders, feet everything. My question is would a Doctor even do a proceedure like the lapband on me? I do not have health problems because of the over weight but the weight just hurts my body. 50-60 lbs might not seem much to you but it is the world to me. I want to play with my children without the moans and groans. Any opinons please help me!!! This isnt something I just thought of on a wim. I have struggled to keep a healthy weight for 25 years. I am tired of it controlling my life. Am I crazy?